A Calvary member, Jim Hackman, had his response printed in Phoenix Magazine (October 2010, pg. 24) where he mentions Calvary.
Check it out!
Thanks for mentioning Calvary, Jim!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Phoenix Magazine
A Calvary member, Jim Hackman, had his response printed in Phoenix Magazine (October 2010, pg. 24) where he mentions Calvary.
Check it out!
Thanks for mentioning Calvary, Jim!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
"Son of Hamas" Update & Incredible Ending!
Some great news on our dear brother Joseph (the "Son of Hamas"). He was granted political asylum at his hearing this past Wednesday!
You can read about this incredible end to his case on his blog here!
Political Asylum Granted - Son of Hamas
You can read about this incredible end to his case on his blog here!
Political Asylum Granted - Son of Hamas
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Disturbing Facts About Who's Crossing our Border
This story from WSB TV in Atlanta reports disturbing information on who is crossing our southern border into the US.
Channel 2 Investigates US Border Security Part 1 Video
Channel 2 Investigates US Border Security Part 2 Video
Links here to Download the List of People Captured in the Last 2 Years OTM (Other than Mexicans)
Links here to Download the List of People Other than Mexicans Currently in Florence, AZ ICE Custody
We have to keep praying for our nation's safety and peace.
Channel 2 Investigates US Border Security Part 1 Video
Channel 2 Investigates US Border Security Part 2 Video
Links here to Download the List of People Captured in the Last 2 Years OTM (Other than Mexicans)
Links here to Download the List of People Other than Mexicans Currently in Florence, AZ ICE Custody
We have to keep praying for our nation's safety and peace.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
"SON OF HAMAS" Needs our Help
I've been recommending a great book lately called "Son of Hamas" by Mosab Hassan Yousef, his American name is Joseph. His father is one of the founders of the Hamas terrorist organization in the Palestinian Authority. Joseph (Mosab) didn't believe in all the violence and terrorism against the Israelis and he started working for the Israeli Shin Bet (like our CIA or FBI) as a secret agent and informant. He helped the Israelis greatly throughout the years and became a Christian a few years ago. He left Israel for the US a couple years ago and applied for political asylum and now Homeland Security is wanting to deport him as a "terrorist." This is insane and would amount to sending him to his death because he's considered a traitor by his people.We need to pray fervently for our brother and spread the word about his situation. Write to as many news organizations as you can as well as to our Senators and Congressmen urging them to help Joseph.
More on the story can be found here:
Assist News Service Article
Joseph's Blog
Visit Joseph's Facebook page with more info at:
Joseph's Facebook page
Joseph's Facebook Comments and Request for Help
(Note that you need to have your own Facebook account in order to view other pages on Facebook).
Write Your Senators:
Senator Jon Kyl
730 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington DC 20510
Email Contact Form
Senator John McCain
241 Russell Senate Office Bldg
Washington DC 20510
Email Contact Form
Write Your Congressman (the 2 that represent Calvary's 2 campuses are here):
Representative Trent Franks
2435 Rayburn House Office Bldg
Washington DC 20515
Email Contact Form
Representative John Shadegg
436 Cannon House Office Bldg
Washington DC 20515
Email Contact Form
Friday, October 9, 2009
Gone to Press!
This week we finished editing and completed my new devotional book, Grace Today! It's now at the printer and will be out around Thanksgiving! I'm so excited about it. Here's a look at the cover:
This book is similar to Psalms Today, but a little meatier, it's about 100 more pages of devotional meat! Here's an excerpt from the new book:
I'm really looking forward to sharing the entire book with you next month. The Lord bless you!
This book is similar to Psalms Today, but a little meatier, it's about 100 more pages of devotional meat! Here's an excerpt from the new book:
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (Romans 8:28).
It’s interesting what Paul doesn’t say. He doesn’t say, “And we hope that all things work together for good to those who love God.” Nor does he say, “And we know that some things or most things work together for good!”
But he says: “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God!”
“No verse in the Bible claims more than that, covers more territory, offers more hope and comfort. If what this verse says is so, then every cloud has its silver lining of hope, and every event in our life is capable of producing final and lasting good to our souls.”*
But look at what Paul is not saying: This promise is for everyone.
This promise has one very important qualification. Paul is not saying that all things work together for good for everyone. He is saying that all things work together for good to all those who have responded to the Gospel and put their faith in Christ!
The literal rendering of the Greek text clarifies this. It reads, “And we know to the ones loving God, all things work together for good...” For some reason the translators took the phrase, “to them that love God” and inserted it at the end of the sentence.
So a lot of times you’ll hear people just quote the first part of this verse and say, “Well, all things work together for good.” But that’s not actually true! When Paul wrote this he put in one very important qualification: “To the ones loving God all things work together for good.” If a person is not a child of God, they do not have this assurance. They are in a world where the devil, Satan, desires to work things so that they will not go to heaven!
If you do not know the Lord, chances are that things are not working together for good!
Let’s change all that right now. Pray this prayer with me and ask Jesus to come into your life: “Father in Heaven, thank You for loving me and for sending Jesus to die for all the wrong things I have done. I am sorry for what I have done. I want to turn my life over to You. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for me; and that He was buried and rose from the dead. I’m asking that Jesus please come into my life and be my Savior and my Lord.”
*Clarence E. McCartney, The Great Texts of the Bible, 60.
I'm really looking forward to sharing the entire book with you next month. The Lord bless you!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Preview of "Grace Today"
I wanted to share with you a portion of my upcoming devotional, "Grace Today," due out by the end of this year. I hope you enjoy it!
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"When Jesus had tasted it, he said, 'It is finished!' Then he bowed his head and released his spirit" (John 19:30).
Aren't all religions essentially the same? Have you ever thought that, or had someone ask you that?
Actually after having studied comparative religions for years, I have come to the conclusion that there is only a difference of two letters between Christianity and all others religions on the earth, the letters "N" & "E" – two letters that change eternity.
The way to heaven, as taught by all other religions on earth could be summarized by the word: "DO!"
Christianity's way to heaven could also be summarized by one word: "DONE!"
We are saved by a finished work! Jesus finished the work of our salvation!
That's why on the cross He shouted, "IT IS FINISHED!" When He said that on the cross, He meant what He said! The work of salvation was finished, it was done!
The Old Testament priest's work was never done. As you look at the furnishings in the temple, there was no place for him to sit down and rest. He was not to sit down. His work was never done!
But when Jesus Christ came and offered Himself as the atoning sacrifice for our sins, the Bible tells us that when He ascended into heaven, He sat down at the right hand of God!
The reason He could sit down was because He had finished the work of our salvation!
It is Jesus' good works that saves us! His doing, His dying, His rising again!
Note that we are not saved by what Christ is doing in us. We are saved only and wholly by what Christ did for us at the cross!
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"When Jesus had tasted it, he said, 'It is finished!' Then he bowed his head and released his spirit" (John 19:30).
Aren't all religions essentially the same? Have you ever thought that, or had someone ask you that?
Actually after having studied comparative religions for years, I have come to the conclusion that there is only a difference of two letters between Christianity and all others religions on the earth, the letters "N" & "E" – two letters that change eternity.
The way to heaven, as taught by all other religions on earth could be summarized by the word: "DO!"
Christianity's way to heaven could also be summarized by one word: "DONE!"
We are saved by a finished work! Jesus finished the work of our salvation!
That's why on the cross He shouted, "IT IS FINISHED!" When He said that on the cross, He meant what He said! The work of salvation was finished, it was done!
The Old Testament priest's work was never done. As you look at the furnishings in the temple, there was no place for him to sit down and rest. He was not to sit down. His work was never done!
But when Jesus Christ came and offered Himself as the atoning sacrifice for our sins, the Bible tells us that when He ascended into heaven, He sat down at the right hand of God!
The reason He could sit down was because He had finished the work of our salvation!
It is Jesus' good works that saves us! His doing, His dying, His rising again!
Note that we are not saved by what Christ is doing in us. We are saved only and wholly by what Christ did for us at the cross!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Jesus Messiah
One of the foremost reasons I believe in Jesus Christ is because He’s fulfilled the ancient predictions of the Scriptures; prophecy that Christ is the Savior of the world and that Jesus is God, and that I should believe in Him and will have eternal life through Him.
“This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward. They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.” 1 Peter 1:10-12 NLT
That’s the way I look at Old Testament prophecies. You can’t just take one prophecy by itself, but if you take all three hundred or more pieces of the puzzle and you put them all together, do you know Whose face you see? JESUS CHRIST’S! He’s the Messiah. We haven’t just had the wool pulled over our eyes! We haven’t been deceived by clever stories, but we have come to believe the truth – the truth that this Book proclaims – that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. If you’re in trouble right now and you are a Christian, you are in the best place you could possibly be because you are in the Truth – you are in Christ Jesus.
We have a privilege that is greater than any Old Testament prophet ever had, and that is to see the completed picture. We see the Risen Lord. The Lord’s return is at hand and we understand His program for the church age. We have got it made! He says that these are things that any prophet would have gladly traded places with you at the bat of an eye. These things that angels long to look into. Look how anxious the angels were to be involved in it as soon as the Lord let them. Do you remember? They announced His upcoming birth to Mary, then they announced His birth to the shepherds, the angel warns Joseph to flee to Egypt, the angel ministered to the Lord at the end of His temptation and to strengthen Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, and then there are angels involved in the announcement that He is risen! Whenever the angels could get involved, they were there! I don’t think heaven had to ask for volunteers.
A lot of us have heard the message of the gospel week after week. We’ve heard that Jesus can save us from our sins. We’ve heard that our guilt can be taken away by our believing in Him and placing our faith in Jesus Christ. We’ve heard that He is the Messiah and seen the proof of that in the Old Testament. But, we sort of grow calloused to all this knowledge. What are you going to do? I know what the ancient prophets would have done: They would have worshipped Him and given Him their lives. But, what are you going to do with Jesus?
“This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward. They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.” 1 Peter 1:10-12 NLT
That’s the way I look at Old Testament prophecies. You can’t just take one prophecy by itself, but if you take all three hundred or more pieces of the puzzle and you put them all together, do you know Whose face you see? JESUS CHRIST’S! He’s the Messiah. We haven’t just had the wool pulled over our eyes! We haven’t been deceived by clever stories, but we have come to believe the truth – the truth that this Book proclaims – that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. If you’re in trouble right now and you are a Christian, you are in the best place you could possibly be because you are in the Truth – you are in Christ Jesus.
We have a privilege that is greater than any Old Testament prophet ever had, and that is to see the completed picture. We see the Risen Lord. The Lord’s return is at hand and we understand His program for the church age. We have got it made! He says that these are things that any prophet would have gladly traded places with you at the bat of an eye. These things that angels long to look into. Look how anxious the angels were to be involved in it as soon as the Lord let them. Do you remember? They announced His upcoming birth to Mary, then they announced His birth to the shepherds, the angel warns Joseph to flee to Egypt, the angel ministered to the Lord at the end of His temptation and to strengthen Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, and then there are angels involved in the announcement that He is risen! Whenever the angels could get involved, they were there! I don’t think heaven had to ask for volunteers.
A lot of us have heard the message of the gospel week after week. We’ve heard that Jesus can save us from our sins. We’ve heard that our guilt can be taken away by our believing in Him and placing our faith in Jesus Christ. We’ve heard that He is the Messiah and seen the proof of that in the Old Testament. But, we sort of grow calloused to all this knowledge. What are you going to do? I know what the ancient prophets would have done: They would have worshipped Him and given Him their lives. But, what are you going to do with Jesus?
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